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DOWSING LEY LINES Using dowsing rods I was able to detect much that I can share with visitors to the old monastic complex. These include the tracing of ley lines over the site. Ley lines are like invisible lines of energy that dowsing rods respond to when you use them sympathetically. Each of the old churches is connected to one another via ley lines that traverse the site. The leys create patterns that reflect geomantic principles I’ve observed at other places in Europe and Ireland. Geomancy is a medieval classical form of surveying that ensured placement of new buildings harnessed positive energies, and that site energies were harmonized and enhanced through careful building work undertaken. Those who built subsequent churches over hundreds of years drew on the same ancient knowledge to guide them, so they could insure the place was both storing and building up spiritual energy. It’s a fascinating subject that you can learn more about by coming on one of my half-day tours and practicing dowsing. One German visitor experienced a new ability to dowse with her hands, not using rods while there. She was delighted to feel her hands react to the energy spring beside the tower. Nearby is a holy well, one of many in the vicinity ascribed to St Colman who also founded Kilmacduagh. Water divining is probably the simplest form of dowsing. Since our own bodies contain so much water we naturally resonate with water below us. Although many of the sites in the Burren and surrounding countryside are largely forgotten by modern society, the old wells and early church /pagan sites beckon many who listen with non-physical ears. How can we sharpen our antennae to attune to the many secrets that the beautiful Burren landscape holds? Artists perceive special qualities in the light of the sky and the colours of the rocks; yet we can all become artists, sensitive to the enduring qualities of place. SOUND Dowsing Using my sound tuning forks I started to experiment with the resonance of pure sounds, determining the key notes for particular trees or well enclosures I was drawn to. I extended this to ancient monuments then. Once I was leading a workshop on dowsing in Nature and took the group to an enchanted dolmen quite off the beaten track near Gort. (For anyone unfamiliar with dolmens they are a form of ancient burial marker delineated by a large horizontal lintel-like stone and at least two end-pedestal rocks. After I selected the sound signature of the dolmen by using the tuning forks, we replicated the notes using our voices, and began toning from different locations. We noticed a natural shift of energies at the site, which we were able to detect using our dowsing rods. Nature responds to the presence of human beings, particularly if they use intent to bring healing and peace. The dowsing instrument is not as important as what you feel inside you during the exercise. Other Wise Dolmen 6 Another instrument I use for sound healing is the gong because there are so many layers of vibration contained within its deep sound. It is a great way to expand the consciousness of lift the mood of an individual or group. Once people raise their vibration it is much easier to become aware of nature around them. There are hidden caves and underground water features around Gort that we can visit to experience the beauty of nature with acoustic (natural) sound. I also use simple exercises to help people become more fully present. To be fully in the moment is a skill we much need, yet so often neglect, in our busy lives.
MINDFUL TOURS Whereas mindfulness training seems to help you become aware of yourself, I feel there is also a case for becoming aware of nature and yourself simultaneously. On my slow tours I aim to open that door of perception. I see the tours to be the first of a new genre in SLOW TOURISM that respects nature and the beauty of unspoilt sites, much in the way that food is treated with respect within the slow food movement. For tours or talks on the Burren from a spiritual energetic perspective contact me at info@earthwise.me GAIA TOUCH We have separated out from nature too much and any efforts to reconnect with nature will pay untold dividends. On a deeper level, the Earth is a sentient being and is undergoing huge changes at the moment. By attuning to the Earth we can assist her in her birthing the new pattern, and incidentally reduce unnecessary suffering on her behalf. One of the most profound, effective and simple ways of bridging ourselves with Gaia/the living Earth is by practicing Gaia Touch yoga. These are uncomplicated exercises devised by Marko Pogačnik a renowned Earth healer. He has suggested I teach these to all who are interested in developing their sensitivities to the evolving Earth. By engaging in these simple, meditative gestures we embody the changes taking place within the cosmic forces of the Earth, and this in turn assists the Earth to evolve. In 2016 Marko is coming to the Burren to conduct a special workshop and so it would be good to have some local interest in his deep work for humanity. Please register your interest with me at info@earthwise.me Some of the Burren's early summer flowers by Jan Stefanik 7 Other Wise
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